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South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801), Lady Anne Barnard, 1926
South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801); Part I: Letters Written from the Cape of Good Hope; Part II: Extracts from a Journal Addressed to Her Siste...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; 1875 India issue & collection of 1881 issues
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; A bound set of approximately 7 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library binding. Comprisin...
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Joy Adamson; First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, 1960-1962
First edition set of Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by 2.5k: Born Free; A Lioness of Two Worlds. With Extracts from George Adamson's L...
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Our Journey Around The World, Rev. Francis E. Clark, with Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands as Seen Through a Woman's Eyes, Harriet E. Clark, 1895
Our Journey Around The World; An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of Forty Thousand Miles Through India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,...
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William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his published work on the subject.
William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...
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British Library; Voyage Religieux en Orient: Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, Jean Hippolyte Michon, facsimile of 1853 publication
British Library; Voyage Religieux en Orient: Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, by Jean Hippolyte Michon (the Abbe de S...
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British Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, Agnes Smith, facsimile of 1870 publication
British Library; Eastern Pilgrims: The Travels of the Three Ladies, by Agnes Smith. A facsimile of 1870 publication produced by The British Library...
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The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam & Co/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880
The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...
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A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton, The Argonaut Press, 1930, Limited edition 2 Volume set
A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton. With Numerous Maps and Illustrations. Now Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir Willia...
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Northern Najd; A Journey from Jerusalem to Anaiza in Qasim by Carlo Guarmani, The Argonaut Press, 1938 Limited edition
Northern Najd; A Journey from Jerusalem to Anaiza in Qasim by Carlo Guarmani. Translated from the Italian by Lady Capel-Cure. With Introduction and...
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The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, Byron Farwell, 1958
The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, by Byron Farwell. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a famous Welsh-American explorer, sol...
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An Oriental Outing, Edward S. Wilson, 1894
An Oriental Outing, being a Narrative of a Cruise along the Mediterranean and of Visits to Historic Cities. By Edward S. Wilson, Editor of the Iron...
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The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations, William Lithgow, 1906. Limited edition.
The Totall Discourse of The Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous King...
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Great African Travellers, William H.G. Kingston, Charles Rathbone Low, Edward Latham, 1910
Great African Travellers; From Bruce and Mungo Park to Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon Cumming, Selous, and Sir Harry Johnston (1769-1900), by William...
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Ancient Mysteries, Rupert Furneaux, 1977.
Ancient Mysteries, by Rupert Furneaux. Published by White Lion Publishers Limited, London, Sydney and Toronto. First White Lion edition, following ...
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A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum, 1930
A General Introductory Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum; with 233 Illustrations. New edition, Revised and Enlarged. Original...
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The Encyclopaedia of Furniture, Dr. Herman Schmitz, 1926
The Encyclopaedia of Furniture; An Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Ger...
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The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vols. 2 and 3, July 7-Dec 29, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. 2, July 7-Sept 29, 1900 and Vol. 3 Oct 6-Dec 29 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere...
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The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere magazine in a typical librar...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. King Rama V of Siam.
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, June - December 1896
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, July - December 1896. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951
Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951. SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney,...
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Folio Society: The Road to Oxiana - Robert Byron
The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron. Introduced by Geoffrey Moorhouse. Published by The Folio Society, London, 2000. First edition thus. The book w...
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Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954.
Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954. SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, We...
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Geschichte der Araber bis auf den Sturz des Chalifats von Bagdad. Gustav Flügel, 1867
Geschichte der Araber bis auf den Sturz des Chalifats von Bagdad. Zweite umgearbeitete und vermehrte Aufl. Gustav Flügel, 1867. History of the Arab...
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Travels and Voyages; Burman Empire, Holy Land, China, Java; Howard Malcom, J.L. Stephens, Basil Hall, George Anson; 1840
This is actually 4 volumes, bound as one; SOLD Travels in the Burman Empire, by Howard Malcom. Illustrated with a map of South Eastern Asia, and Wo...
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Many Days in Morocco, John Horne Signed Limited 1st edition 1925
Many Days in Morocco, by John Horne, Signed, Limited, 1st edition, 1925. SOLD Published by Philip Allan & Co, London, 1925 1st e...
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Talks on the Great Pyramid Booklets, D. Davidson, 1925
We recently acquired a collection of documents and images from W T G Henderson, a Scotsman, who was Oriental Expert for the auction house of Glendi...
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19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints, Zangaki
19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints. An album of Albumen prints from approximately 1880, of Egyptian subjects. SO...
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Philips' Smaller School Room Map of Asia, 112cm x 90cm, 1958
Philips' Smaller School Room Map of Asia, 112cm x 90cm, 1958. SOLD Very attractive vintage map of Asia in terrific condition. No rip...
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Palestine Through the Stereoscope, 1900-1901, Complete Set
Palestine Through the Stereoscope, 1900-1901, Complete Set. SOLD Complete set comprising book shaped box containing 100 stereoscope cards, publishe...
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The Persians Amongst the English by Denis Wright, Rare signed 1st edition 2 volume set in Persian - Farsi.
The Persians Amongst the English by Denis Wright (aka The English Amongst the Persians in English language version) Published by I. B. Tau...
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Napoleon and Persia, Iradj Amini, 1st edition signed by author and British Ambassador, plus correspondence
Napoleon and Persia, Franco-Persian Relations Under the First Empire, within the context of the rivalries between France, Britain and Russia by ...
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The Basuto of Basutoland, Major E A T Dutton, 1923, first edition
The Basuto of Basutoland, Major E A T Dutton, 1923, first edition Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1923. Hard to find first editi...
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Trophies from African Heathenism, Robert Young, 1892
Trophies from African Heathenism, Robert Young, 1892 Pub. Hodder and Stoughton, 1892 1st edition. Good hardback of this scarce book....
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